De cluttering – Organize and optimize your stash of yarn
October 14, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
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I am in the middle of trying to re-configure my studio so that the spaces work better.
I want to be able to get at my yarn and tools quickly and easily, but keep them away from mischevious cats and small wicked dogs (yarnaholic animal companions are a pain in the skein!).
I am blessed with a large studio that we heat with a wood burning stove in winter and big south facing windows.
This is great, but oh so dusty, so I can’t have my yarn displayed openly.
Having a big studio means we have a tiny bedroom. That’s mostly okay, as I spend my waking hours in the studio, and don’t need much room to sleep- 
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BUT that also means storage in the bedroom is just about non existant. erg.
So, when closet organizing popped up from Martha Stewart’s website, I went to have a look.
Her expensive options are totally out of the question for us, but the cheapest option looks kind of useful…..
here’s the link: closet makeover
Do you have some good ways of organizing your stash?
and yes, I know – give away give away give away…… I’m working on it!
I love space bags! my DD and I spent a whole Saturday making what she calls “yarn bricks” we sorted yarns by color/weight and it makes it easier to see what I have and yarn stays dust free. I also just discovered small clear tackle boxes. they are great for organizing small things. I keep one with crochet hooks (in a roll up case) stitch markers, safety pins, tape measure etc. etc. when I get ready to crochet I grab the box and everything I need is right there at hand.
I actually have “tackled” my stash twice in the last 18 months, thanks for my best friend.
Using 1/2 of my walk in closet as the designated Yarn/craft space. I have yarns sorted by tones in big plastic bins w/o lids…these bins sit on end at the top of my closet. Using cardboard magazine holders I have sorted my pamphlets, magazines, and paper patterns (which will soon be organized into an old 3 ring binder).
Shoe boxes and little trinket boxes hold beads, buttons, pins, stitch markers. A cardboard wine gift cylinder holds my hooks.
I kid with my mom that I am in trouble if I ever do kiss the right frog…no room for his stuff in my closet